1951 VMI Keydets football team

1951 VMI Keydets football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–3 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilson Field
1951 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Maryland +5–0–010–0–0
VMI +5–0–07–3–0
Washington and Lee5–1–06–4–0
William & Mary5–1–07–3–0
No. 19 Clemson3–1–07–3–0
Duke4–2–05–4–1
South Carolina5–3–06–4–0
Wake Forest5–3–06–4–0
George Washington2–3–12–6–1
North Carolina2–3–02–8–0
West Virginia2–3–05–5–0
NC State2–6–03–7–0
Richmond2–6–03–8–0
The Citadel1–3–04–6–0
Furman1–4–13–6–1
Davidson1–5–01–8–0
VPI1–7–02–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1951 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their third year under head coach Tom Nugent, the team compiled an overall record of 7–3 and finished as Southern Conference co-champion.[1]

VMI was ranked at No. 92 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Cincinnati*
L 7–2624,000[3]
September 22Wofford*
W 29–6[4][5]
September 29at Richmond
W 34–08,500[6]
October 6at William & Mary
W 20–716,000[7]
October 20at Virginia*
L 14–3424,000[8]
October 27at Catawba*
W 34–143,000[9]
November 3Davidsondagger
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 35–133,000[10][11]
November 10at Georgia Tech*
L 7–3421,000[12]
November 17at The Citadel
W 27–217,000[13]
November 22vs. VPI
W 20–722,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "1951 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Bearcats are off on right foot, beating Virginia Military club, 26–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 16, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "VMI tames Wofford, 29–6". The Greenville News. September 23, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Keydet Play". The Cadet. September 24, 1951. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Speedy backs propel VMI to easy win". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 30, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "VMI rallies to trip W&M by 20–7 count". The Tampa Tribune. October 7, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Virginia turns breaks into scores to drop VMI, 34–14". Kingsport Times-News. October 21, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "VMI Keydets trip Catawba by 34–14". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "VMI trips Davidson, 35 to 13". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 4, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Music of Commanders, V.M.I.-Davidson Contest Highlight Homecoming". The Cadet. October 29, 1951. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Tech tumbles VMI with passes, 34 to 7". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Late 62-yard VMI aerial beats Citadel; score, 27–21". The State. November 18, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "VMI trims Gobblers in last half". Daily Press. November 23, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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